Palettes / Colors / #C8BEFE

#C8BEFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#C8BEFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#C8BEFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F4FEBE; it also sits naturally between #BED4FE and #E7BEFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 78% · Green 75% · Blue 100%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #C8BEFE

.text { color: #C8BEFE; }
.background { background-color: #C8BEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8BEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 190, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 97%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8BEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 190, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8BEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 190, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8BEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8BEFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4FEBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8BEFE: #000000.

How #C8BEFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #C8BEFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C8BEFD  ·  #C8BEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8BEFE?

#C8BEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 200, 190, 254). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8BEFE?

#C8BEFE is RGB 200, 190, 254 — HSL 249°, 97%, 87% — CMYK 21%, 25%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C8BEFE?

Its complement is #F4FEBE; analogous partners are #BED4FE and #E7BEFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8BEFE for text?

Black text on #C8BEFE has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.